Can You Tell The Actors From “The Crown” Apart From The Royal Characters They Play?

Claire Foy As Queen Elizabeth II

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When Claire Foy was announced as Queen Elizabeth II, people had their doubts. Looking at the comparison above, it’s clear those concerns were overblown. Foy wasn’t worried about playing the Queen, either. What she was worried about was pronouncing a certain word correctly.

As the actress on the right puts it, “Weirdly, the word that came up a lot was ‘house.’” Foy says the Queen’s accent is so specific that a dialect coach needed to be brought in so she could say certain words correctly. Next, good luck figuring out which Anthony Eden is the real Anthony Eden!